Delta County Domestic Assault Murder

With domestic violence at the forefront and Houghton County seemingly dealing with a new case every few months, another incident, this time in Delta County, has reached trial. 36-year-old Kallay Batchelor was bound over to Delta County Circuit Court on a charge of Open Murder/Homicide. Escanaba Public Safety says officers were called to a home on the city’s north side the morning of September 3rd. When they arrived they found 32-year-old Heather Batchelor dead in the upstairs bedroom. Police say she was stabbed to death in the upper chest with a knife. Kallay Batchelor remains in the Delta County jail without bond. Batchelor’s next court date has not yet been scheduled. If convicted, he faces up to life in prison.